Novel Summary
Gather supplies and seek power in an endless and bizarre apocalyptic world, and escape before it awakens! Hush! Do not alert the observer! Do not look the observer in the eye! Do not let the observer know—you know of its existence! ... "Pollution is both a power and a curse." "The eight types of pollution intermingle to create a nearly infinite number of pollution paths." "But the end of each path is madness." Five stages of pollution: Whispering (less than 10%): Initially polluted, you may occasionally hear hallucinations and have weak abilities. Resonance (10% to 20%): Pollution deepens, hallucinations intensify, and abilities steadily manifest. Etching (20% to 30%): Pollution begins to permanently alter your mind and body, and the cost becomes apparent. Dominant (30% to 40%): One or more types of pollution become the primary characteristics of your personality and physical body, and...